My MTTC #533 Friendship or Mothers Day theme DT project on 3 May 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: this posting focuses on my manager/design team commitment for My Time To Craft challenge blog. I think that it has been more than 4 years that I've been creating cards every other Friday for!!!! That's a lot!!! With the theme topic changing every time, it keeps my mind and stash supplies changing and rotating. These are very good things!

when: #533 theme of friendship or Mother's Day (USA) starts May 3-16, 2024

what: Friendship -- Sending you a great big hug!

notes:

1. butterflies and florals scene is a napkin!!! (received from a swap)

2. napkin applied to a blush pink cardstock panel cut to size = Neenah

3. pumpkin squash color cardstock and pink cardstocks cut and pieced to make the base = Art Skills

4. the sentiment 'cloud' was cut from a recycled inside panel of a card received from solicited organization mail

5. Pea Green alcohol marker to outline the sentiment 'cloud' = Arteza

6. black outlining and edging of cardstocks = Art Skills' dual-tip black permanent marker

where: MTTCC #533 blog posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/mttc-533-theme-is-mothers-day-or.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. Craft Rocket; new; theme is flowers; my napkin/print panel has lots of flowers

link= https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-114-flowers.html

B. Triple B; will start on May 3; Theme is always the 3 B= birds, blooms, and/or butterflies; my napkin/print has butterflies and blooms/flowers

link= https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/05/triple-b-may-2024-challenge.html

C. Double D Challenges; new; theme of pretty florals for mom (any floral themed); my napkin/print has blooms/flowers

link= https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/05/pretty-florals-for-mom.html

D. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges; will end challenge on May 7; anything goes using paper; my card is cardstocks and paper/print napkin top layer

link= https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/04/pennys-challenge-570.html

E. Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenges; started May 1; theme is feminine; my card has a mix of neutrals and bright colors and some pastel colors; curvy lines; butterflies and flowers----> all pretty items for gals to enjoy

link= https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-challenge-feminine.html

F. I Spy With My Little Eye; started April 17; theme is "with wings"; my card has some butterflies

link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2024/04/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-something-with.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*co-owner/DT = AACB and C or not Bingo

*DT member (new on May 1, 2024) = HCAYR

*owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB (was TFATU), HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, and FQHSKCB

 

Showcasing New DT work for HCAYR May 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: starting May 1, 2024 I will be a design team member for Deanne's Halloween Crafts (and other occasions) All Year Round challenge blog; in April 2024 she decided to revamp this slightly and will have 3 other occasions as options in addition to Halloween

when: May 1, 2024; I will not be sharing/publishing this post until May 2

what: Set 1 are Halloween gift tags

notes for all 6 tags made during 1 craft session:

*ivory cardstock bases cut to ATC size (2.5" x 3.5") from Neenah

*ink colors were applied with cotton ball being pounced; using Tangerine Tango, Lemon-Lime Twist, and Fresh Fig from Stampin' Up classic ink pads; using Sugarplum small square ink pad by Lawn Fawn

*jute twine and 3 colors of cording are from stash

*all clipart images = free for personal use = The Clipart Library website

*all sentiments typed in a Google Doc

*black fine tip gel pen for outlining

additional notes for Set 1:

1. orange and purple plastic gems came in same package = Crafter's Square

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Set 2 are two of the May 2024 other occasions: birthday and celebrate your country

(I chose not to do Father's Day.)

notes:

1. for birthday gift tag = Pea Green and Cherry Red alcohol markers by Arteza; lavender alcohol marker by Nuvo and green plastic gems from Crafter's Square

2. for service to country/hometown gift tags for my brother and nephew = red and blue pearl-type gems are from Crafter's Square; also red colored pencil from stash used to add color to the fire department Maltese cross crest; also navy blue ink dots added with Whale Blue alcohol marker by Arteza

where: HCAYR May 1, 2024 blog posting: 

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-1st-halloween-and-other-occasions.html

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other places to share/link are: Links A-C for Halloween tags and Links D-F for birthday or celebrate your country

a. Tag Tuesday; started April 30; theme is tag with a bird(s); this is my FIRST time to participate!!! and 1 of my 3 Halloween tags has a crow (maybe it's a raven?) on it

link= https://tagtuesday.blogspot.com/2024/04/birds.html

b. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge; started May 2; Halloween theme; I've got a set of 3 Halloween/harvest theme tags 

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/

or link = https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-2024-anything-goes-halloween.html

c. The Outlawz Anything Goes In A Card Free Zone; current until May 3; no cards allowed; actually both project sets are tags and will share the Halloween set

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-saturday.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-outlawz-anything-goes-in-card-free.html

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d. Birthday tag = A Place To Start; current until May 3; anything goes (not the twist for adding flowers); birthday theme 

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-2024-anything-goes-wopitional.html

e. Firefighter tag= Inspiration Station; current; see photo/Earth Day; my firefighter tags are to thank my brother and nephew for their community service for protecting my hometown/their hometown, caring for the its citizens, protecting their homes, etc. 

link= https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/inspiration-station-april-2024.html

badge = 

f. Firefighter tag = Path of Positivity; almost over/extended; anything goes encouraging with Power of Words/Love and Relationships; the firefighter tags are for 2 of my loved ones, my brother who is our hometown's fire chief (this is his 37th or 38th year as chief of the volunteer district) and he was a captain for 3 years before that; and now his 19 year old son started as a cadet at 15 and since his 18th birthday, is now considered a firefighter and has had some first responder training like his dad/my brother; these little tags are just a small token of my love and appreciation for all their doing

link= https://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/ch-120-anything-goes-positive-with-opt.html

badge = 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*new DT commitment with HCAYR starting May 2024

*also: MTTC, MTTCC, AACB, CONBCB, HQCB, HQFCB/TFATU, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB

 

Christmas or Not Bingo Challenges #7 DT Project for May 1 to June 15

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: Christmas or Not Bingo Challenges blog's #7 competition is one of my co-owner/DT commitments. I've chosen again to stick with a Christmas occasion card. See the bingo card below for #7 column options you can pursue. 

when: #7 competition period goes from May 1-June 15, 2024

what: "all I want for Christmas is us" card

notes: my column choices come from "I"

1. free= checked ginghams and gems

2. stripes = on the sentiment tag, in the pink-ivory-deep raspberry striped and some wavy lines looking like stripes in the other paper

3. monochrome = pinks with some white and a bit of black neutrals

4. tag = 2 tags layered on each other with 1 being a die-cut/ephemera

5. no stamping = in my stash was the sentiment lined list type die-cut and used glitter foam stickers in pale pink to spell "us"

6. pink cardstock = Neenah/Astrobrights

7. pink and white checked gingham paper = Hot Off The Press

8. other papers = old stash scraps

9. sentiment tag die-cut ephemera = Simple Stories Holly Jolly

10. ribbon, lettering, iridescent gems = Crafter's Square

bingo board image badge #7= column "I"

where: Christmas or Not Bingo Challenges #7 post link: (**will add in the address sometime in the morning; mountain time of 4 am is 5am for me :)

link= 

https://christmasbingochallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/cbc-7-anything-goes-with-featured-bingo.html

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other places to share/link sometime on May 1st are:

a. Global Design Project; current; theme is Music (see badge); my card's list die-cut  states "all I want for Christmas" like the Christmas song; instead of 2 front teeth, I substituted with 'us' for a personal card for my hubby/display in our home

link= http://www.global-design-project.com/2024/04/global-design-project-443-theme.html

badge= 

b. Creations in Pink; midway; theme is always to have lots of pink; my card is varying tones of pink along with neutrals white and a bit of small tiny black text

link= https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/2024/04/challenge-69-anything-goes-mainly-pink.html

c. Peace on Earth Christmas Challenges; about a week old/current; theme of anything Christmas goes; my card has non-traditional Christmas colors but the sentiment is based on a popular children's Christmas song

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/04/peace-on-earth-challenge-62.html

d. Christmas Craft Creations; about 6 days remaining; theme is non-traditional Christmas colors; my card is monochrome pink--very opposite of traditional red and green

link = https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-challenge-reminder-non.html

badge = 

e. Merry Little Christmas; new/starts May 1-June 15; anything goes Christmas;

link= https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/mlccb-56-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*co-owner/DT = CONBCB and AACB

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCC

*owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB/TFATU, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, and FQHSKCB

*new DT member - HCAYR/HAOOCAYR